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Nov
Trout fishing is improving daily at Eagle Lake. We are still experiencing Indian Summer daytime temperatures, but the cooler temperatures at night are moving more and more fish into shallower water. We are catching limits most trips of fish from 2 1/2 to 4 lbs. A few 5 lb Eagle Lake Trout have recently been […]
Nov
The water temperature at Lake Davis has cooled down to 58 degrees and trout fishing for trollers has shifted into high gear. “Boaters are experiencing the top fishing while trolling at 6 to 18 feet in the main creek channel,” said Jeanne Graham at the J&J Grizzly Country Store. “Most anglers are catching their limits. […]
Oct
There is still no precipitation here in Plumas County with none in sight for the next seven days. Afternoon temperatures are reaching into the 70’s while night time temps are in the high 30s. Shorter days and cooler mornings have water temps hovering in the low 60s. We should see high 50 degree water temps […]
Oct
After a long period of slow trout fishing, the fishing has again perked up with the beginning of fall trout plants at Lake Amador.“We’ve now stocked 2600 pounds within a 6 day period, so Lake Amador is starting to look like fishing in a barrel,” reported Elizabeth Lockhart at the Lake Amador Resort. “We saw […]
Oct
French Meadows Reservoir continues to yield the top fishing for rainbows and browns in the American River watershed lakes at this time, but fishing pressure is very light. said Craig Newton of Willfish Bait and Tackle. “A couple of local anglers reported landed two rainbows to 22 inches and one 20 inch brown while trolling […]
Oct
Fishing is good in the West Delta, but the weather has been challenging with hot temperatures and thick smoke at times. Trollers and bait anglers are nailing stripers, sturgeon anglers are finding success while working deep water.Striper fishing is steady in the West Delta with both trollers and bait anglers scoring limits most days. Most […]
Oct
The staff at Tahoe Sportfishing is targeting mackinaw with limit style results, but they are also reporting bonus browns and rainbows.The macks are chunky fish that average a solid 3 pounds and range up to 10. Tahoe Sportfishing skippers are experimenting with various lures, but the go to offering remains a threaded minnow teamed with […]
Oct
We are fully into fall fishing now with mixed sizes of fish and really great midge fishing on our local lakes. Nighttime temperatures have now dipped into the cooler sides with some mornings in the 30’s, which quickly warm up by mid-morning to the 70’s. Fall is a special time in the eastern sierra as […]
Sep
Eagle Lake is virtually the same temperature from top to bottom and the trout fishing is really ramping up as a result.“I fished Eagle Lake for 3 days last week with my brother Mark and we landed a total of 17 trout from about 2 pounds to 4.5 pounds. We kept three fish to eat […]